Polina Review | Movie Trailer 2017

With a lovely movie trailer, Polina (French name is Polina, danser sa vie) is a French drama film. It is directed by Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj and written by Valérie Müller, Bastien Vivès, based on the graphic novel Polina by Bastien Vivès. Its cast stars Veronika Zhovnytska, Anastasia Shevtsova, Aleksey Guskov, Juliette Binoche, Niels Schneider, Jeremie Belingard, Miglen Mirtchev, Kseniya Kutepova. The film was screened as part of the Venice Days program at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. The movie is scheduled will be released in the United States on August 25th, 2017, by Oscilloscope Laboratories.

Polina is a young Russian dancer who is training under a formidable ballet teacher. She is admitted to the Bolshoi Ballet as a classical ballerina. However, after being moved to tears by the performance of a modern dance work. She drops out of the prestigious Moscow company, much to the despair of her debt-ridden, working-class parents.

Rigorously Polina is a promising classical ballet dancer. She is just to join the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet when she discovers contemporary dance. That a revelation throws everything into question on a profound level. She leaves her exacting preparation behind and moves to France to work with famous choreographer Liria Elsa. But once there she is quickly forced to grapple with the realization that determination and hard work don’t always lead to success.